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EEG Helps Scientists Predict Epileptic Seizures Minutes In Advance
Elizabeth Delacruz can’t crawl or toddle around like most youngsters nearing their second birthday. A rare metabolic disorder that decimated her mobility has also led to cort...Full Article
New Nurses Work Overtime, Long Shifts, And Sometimes A Second Job
New nurses are predominantly working 12-hour shifts and nearly half work overtime, trends that have remained relatively stable over the past decade, finds a new study by resea...Full Article
Children On The Autism Spectrum With Co-Occurring ADHD Symptoms Lag Behind In Key Measures of Independence And Communication
A pair of new studies has provided new insight into the challenges faced by children on the autism spectrum who exhibit symptoms of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (A...Full Article
Mapping Brain Circuits In Newborns May Aid Early Detection Of Autism
A new map of newborn babies’ brains offers details of structure that will provide a new reference for researchers studying both typical brain development and neurological diso...Full Article
Navigating Life 'Outside The Gate'
With 1.3 million active duty military personnel nationwide, coordinating and finding accessible healthcare and social services for their 1.7 million family members is a major ...Full Article
Parents: Keep Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Away From Children
With medical marijuana now legal in about two-thirds of U.S. states, there’s growing concern about how dispensaries may impact surrounding neighborhoods and communities. And ...Full Article
Asthma Pill Targets Airway Muscles To Decrease Attacks
Results from a phase II clinical trial, experimental work on cells and computational modelling have together shown why the first pill for asthma in 20 years can help reduce as...Full Article
Electronic Tool Has Potential To Improve Asthma Care, Study Finds
A new electronic decision support tool for managing asthma has the potential to improve the quality of asthma care in primary care settings, suggests a study led by St. Michae...Full Article
Take a Step into Virtual Reality: Cybershoes GmbH Showcases Cybershoes®, a VR Accessory that Literally Lets You Walk Through Your Favorite VR Games
Virtual reality enthusiasts can step into new worlds like never before with VR company Cybershoes GmbH, (https://www.cybershoes.io/ ), showcasing Cybershoes®, an affordable, i...Full Article
Education Resources, Inc. to Offer Online Course "Vestibular Rehabilitation for the School-Aged Child and Adolescent"
Education Resources, Inc. (ERI) will offer a new online series "Vestibular Rehabilitation for the School-Aged Child and Adolescent," taught by Inger Brueckner, MS, PT, an expe...Full Article
Triplets Born Early Use Lullaby-Playing Pacifier As Part Of A Study Aimed To Help Premature Babies Develop, Feed
It’s a Friday morning in January when Jana Gallus, 32, and Gregor Martynus, 35, peek their heads over their triplets’ set of bassinets in their Westwood apartment. Six-month-o...Full Article
Customized Drug Interaction Alerts Address Alert Fatigue, Protect Patients
For anyone who regularly uses a computer, the experience of clicking through multipage user agreements is a shared frustration. Being bombarded with too much information can l...Full Article
URI Nursing Study Shows Benefits Of Delayed Umbilical Cord Clamping On Brain Development In Healthy Babies
A five-minute delay in the clamping of healthy infants’ umbilical cords results in increased iron stores and brain myelin in areas important for early-life functional developm...Full Article
Sensitive Sensor Detects Down Syndrome DNA
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Down syndrome is the most common birth defect, occurring once in every 700 births. However, traditional non-invasi...Full Article
Fractures, Head Injuries Common In E-Scooter Collisions, According To UCLA Research
UCLA researchers have found that people involved in electric scooter accidents are sometimes injured badly enough — from fractures, dislocated joints and head injuries — to re...Full Article
Gallbladder Removal Operation During Pregnancy Associated With Adverse Maternal Outcomes
Pregnant women produce extra progesterone, which puts them at greater risk for gallstones. When the stones become problematic, causing painful attacks, a surgeon may recommend...Full Article
German Researchers Discover How Sleep Can Fight An Infection
Researchers in Germany have discovered why sleep can sometimes be the best medicine. Sleep improves the potential ability of some of the body’s immune cells to attach to their...Full Article
Boy Scout Motto – Be Prepared – Works For Parents Of Campers With Allergies And Asthma
The idea of summer camp looms large for many kids who wonder: Will I make any friends? What if I get lost in the woods? And for campers with allergies and asthma, “What if I h...Full Article
Ohio State First To Identify Hearing And Deaf Infants Process Information Differently
Differences in cognitive development between hearing and deaf children start in infancy, according to new research by The Ohio State University College of Medicine published r...Full Article
Measles Outbreak: Many States Are Inadequately Vaccinated According To Expert
As several reports emerge highlighting measles outbreaks across the country, Virginia Tech infectious disease expert points out that inadequate vaccine coverage in states like...Full Article
With Gene Therapy, University Of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center Targets Rare Form Of Childhood Blindness
Eye troubles detected at infancy began to take their toll when Emma Kate Roden started walking. The toddler would often bump into things because of poor eyesight. Now age 7,...Full Article
New Pill Can Deliver Insulin Through The Stomach
An MIT-led research team has developed a drug capsule that could be used to deliver oral doses of insulin, potentially replacing the injections that people with type 2 diabete...Full Article
Parenting In The Age Of Legal Pot: Household Rules, Conversations Help Guide Teen Use
When Washington voters legalized marijuana in 2012, many parents found themselves with a new teachable moment. Though illegal for anyone under 21, the drug presented a dilemm...Full Article
'Artificial Muscles' To Help Children With Cerebral Palsy
A team of researchers from the University of Delaware has received nearly $200,000 in start-up funding to develop a motorized ankle foot device for children with cerebral pals...Full Article
The Stepping Stones Group Partners With The Perfect Playground
The Stepping Stones Group (Stepping Stones), a leading national provider of therapy and behavioral health services to children in the K-12 educational setting, today announced...Full Article
